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The Book of Pebbles

The Book of Pebbles

by Kathleen Murphy | 7 Mar, 2019 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events

Who hasn’t picked a pebble up whilst strolling the coast of Britain? They look especially inviting lying covered in the shallow water of a rock pool, the wetness showing colour that pales when the salty surface dries. There is something about walking along a...
Prints, Pots and Plants Exhibition – March & April 2019

Prints, Pots and Plants Exhibition – March & April 2019

by Kathleen Murphy | 4 Mar, 2019 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events

To begin our 2019 exhibition programme we welcome artist-printmaker and illustrator Angie Lewin and potter Mark de la Torre to Tinsmiths for our Spring Exhibition. This is their first joint exhibition; both have shown here in the past and their work has a particular...
It’s All About Expression – Petr Horáček – Artist, Illustrator and Writer

It’s All About Expression – Petr Horáček – Artist, Illustrator and Writer

by Kathleen Murphy | 29 May, 2018 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events

Today I had my passport photograph taken. I sat in a booth and followed a disembodied voice instructing me to adjust my seat, take care to neither smile or frown and look straight ahead. I waited a few moments for the results. I didn’t recognise the person in the...
Philip Clissett, chairmaker of Bosbury by Terry Rowell

Philip Clissett, chairmaker of Bosbury by Terry Rowell

by Kathleen Murphy | 30 Jun, 2017 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events

Exactly two hundred years ago, Philip Clissett was born in Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, into a family of chairmakers. He was to become, arguably, the best known of all English rural chairmakers because of his association with the Arts & Crafts Movement. He was...
Top of the Tree – Chair-maker Lawrence Neal

Top of the Tree – Chair-maker Lawrence Neal

by Kathleen Murphy | 23 Mar, 2017 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events

A sweet, hay-like smell hits you as chair-maker, Lawrence Neal, answers his door. The door opens in to what appears once to have been Victorian Schoolroom, but was in fact the village co-op store. Neville Neal, Lawrence’s father moved his furniture workshop to this...
Sunny Todd – giving it some thought

Sunny Todd – giving it some thought

by Kathleen Murphy | 5 Dec, 2013 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events

There is something very inspiring about passion. In this case, I mean passion for one’s work. Sunny visited us with samples of his textile designs a few month’s ago and we were struck by his commitment, enthusiasm and drive. His designs are dramatic, bold...
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